Tawny Frogmouth

I hadn't seen any of these the past year or so, and this is one of a pair that are now here. These are not owls but insectivores and they hunt on the wing.

[Pam Knowler]

What a beauty! Look at those eyes!

[Karen]

Exquisite bird! The colouring on his breast and those golden eyes - magnificent! Wonderful photograph.

[Joanne Diochon]

Beautiful capture of this handsome guy. Those eyebrows do make him look a bit worried.

[Kitty Hawke]

Ohhh....he is lovely....those eyes tho'.....

[Beryl Lloyd]

I just adore this bird and always believed it to be an owl till you you informed us otherwise last year - So good to keep learning of things on this site - and keeping the old grey matter ticking!! fav

[LManning (Laura)]

They are so awesome looking! Fab shot.

[Nick]

Great shot, love the eyes

[haskar]

Beautiful bird. Great shot and focus.

[Dawn]

How lovely fav

[Mags]

Oh wow! Great capture.

[Carole G]

Interesting, I always presumed they were owls

[Heather Colgate]

Great eyes!

[Carole Sandford]

Love him! Those eyes!

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful bird & capture..
I haven't seen ours for quite a while now, I do hope they return.

[KazzaMazoo]

Oh lovely capture. Nice find.

[Sharon Lee]

lovely

[gloria jones]

Wow...Great capture

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Ulrika]

wow! I feel like he's staring at me lol

[Larry Steager]

Very cool capture.

[wendy frost]

A great capture and details. I too thought it was in the owl family.

[Junko Y]

A fantastic capture!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Oh how cool! Those eyes really do make it look like an owl- but I know it's not. Good shot- And I'm impressed you even saw him!

[Julie Duncan]

Precious! Love these unusual birds! Beautiful capture!

[Jane Pittenger]

Wow

[Rick]

Super capture.

[Milanie]

Great shot

[winghong_ho]

Those eyes look very concerned.

[Diana]

Oh how wonderful to see this, beautifully captured.

[Merrelyn]

I love guys but rarely get to see them.

[Taffy]

Love this image!! What a capture!

[Steve Chappell]

Awesome capture!